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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
See var. shirense for general details. This variety differs in having strictly 1-foliolate leaflets, which are narrower. |
| Type location: |
Malawi |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | shirense: of the Shire Valley in Southern Malawi, where the type specimen was collected. |
| Habitat: | Grassland, Brachystegia woodland and roadsides. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 540 - 1290 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Only known from Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe |
| FZ divisions: | W |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Nw |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Mackinder, B. et al. (2001). Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(5) Pages 233 - 234. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 48. |